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Thermoacoustics Simulation for More Robust Microphone Analysis
When performing an analysis on small-scale audio equipment, such as hearing aids, cell phones, and microphones, the obvious physical phenomenon that's analyzed is pressure acoustics. However, there are other physics interactions that significantly affect these small devices, including electromechanical interactions and viscothermal losses. Most notably, thermoacoustics (the detailed modeling of acoustics including thermal conduction and viscous losses) is an often overlooked effect that can alter the results of a model. These effects are important in all devices with small length scales. The Brüel and Kjær 4134 Condenser Microphone model is a perfect example of these multiphysics interactions, with four different physics interfaces (Thermoacoustics, Membrane, Electrostatics, and Moving Mesh) used to model the sensitivity level, membrane deformation, pressure, velocity, and electric field of a condenser microphone.
Brüel & Kjær, a Leading Producer of Condenser Microphone Analysis
Brüel and Kjær is a leading supplier of sound and vibration measurement solutions for various industries around the globe. Part of their vision is to deliver "innovative technical solutions [that] create sustainable value" for their customers. Brüel & Kjær prides itself on being the industry standard in the area of measurement-grade microphones, providing accurate and detailed acoustic measurements. Maintaining the output quality of their products includes the use of COMSOL Multiphysics to refine and improve their microphone analysis devices. Recently, they created a model of a 4134 condenser microphone to simulate the results of different parameters.
Picture of the Brüel and Kjær 4134 microphone including the
protection grid mounted on the housing. Image courtesy of
Brüel and Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S.
Thermoacoustics, a True Multiphysics Simulation
Many modeling studies have been performed on the Brüel and Kjær 4134 microphone that did not include all the physical effects acting on the microphone. In the COMSOL Multiphysics simulation however, four different physics interfaces were used to provide a more accurate model. The Thermoacoustics interface solves the acoustics in a detailed way by including thermal conduction and viscous losses (this is also known as viscothermal or thermoviscous acoustics, and it solves the linearized continuity, Navier-Stokes, and energy equations); the Electrostatics interface measures the change in the electric field and electrostatic forces across the microphone; the Membrane interface sets up a pre-tensioned physics for the diaphragm inside the casing; and the Moving Mesh interface models the deformation of the diaphragm membrane when pre-polarizing the microphone.
The microphone is essentially an electromechanical transducer that transforms the movements of the diaphragm caused by sound pressure into an electric signal measured in volts. The relationship between the (acoustic) input pressure field P_{in} and the voltage output V_{out} is the sensitivity level L, defined as:
The sensitivity plot (shown below) compares two differing model results with the lower, upper, and average measurement values. As you can see, the results of the model, which have no free tuning parameters, compare favorably with the results from the experimental measurements. The sensitivity of the microphone is an important specification when deciding between varying microphone models. More results, including the membrane deformation, velocity, sound pressure level, temperature, and electric potential, can be found in the model documentation, along with complete instructions on setting up and running the model.
Microphone sensitivity curve from the model with exposed (blue) and unexposed (pink) vent. Three measurement
curves are also added (green, red, and cyan) to illustrate the variability in the microphone sensitivity.
An Upcoming Webinar on the Simulation of Acoustics Devices
Thermal conduction and viscous losses significantly affect acoustic devices, and should be included in all simulations with small-scale geometries. Due to the complicated nature of this physics coupling, all the necessary equations are automatically coupled and solved simultaneously by the software to make it easier for the user. To learn more about thermoacoustics and how to model small acoustics devices, attend the upcoming webinar on "Acoustics Simulation in Microphones, Mobile Devices and Hearing Aids". The Brüel and Kjær 4134 Condenser Microphone model will be shown to display the different physics described in this post and to demonstrate how they can be included in your own simulations.
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Good evening everyone. I am swizzlestik's son. First of all, thank you for being there for my mom. You really helped her through a lot of grief and pain.
When I joined the Corps, I went in with all the spirit, confidence and committment anyone could muster. I was not fresh out of high school but I was fresh out of college. I had high expectations of myself and of the Marine Corps. I saw them just as they portray themselves, a tough yet honorable organization.
I expected their training to consist of yelling, screaming, stupid mind games and other BS but I never expected to see and experience and hear of the things that happened.
Through receiving week, it was pretty much was I was told to expect. I was nervous and homesick just like every other recruit. But when training day one hit and all the rest of the training days therafter, the shit hit the fan in a big way.
This was when stuff that I didn't expect started to occur. Those things included but are not limited to:
1. A recruit was spartan kicked in the chest into his rack.
2. A recruit touched his own face and the DI hit him in the face with his campaign cover and it drew quite a bit of blood.
3. Another recruit touched his face and was hit in the face with a clipboard.
4. The guide's rifle carrying handle fell off because it was loose so the DI held it like brass knuckles and hit him in the back of the head with it really hard.
5. I was folding a blanket with another recruit and apparently the DI felt I was in his 'way' so he kicked me hard in the rear striking my upper back thigh.
6. I was in the process of trying to quit and I refused to move. So 2 DI's ran up to me and proceeded to rips my undershirt to shreds from my body. They threatened to continue to IT the whole platoon if I didn't participate so I IT'ed so they would stop messing with everyone.
7. Numerous times we were denied head calls and so many of the recruits unrinated on themselves.
8. In chow hall, the DI's would come over for no reason and yell so they could spit in your food in the process. One took his hands and mushed all the food on my tray together with his nasty bare hands because he didn't feel I yelled 'Good afternoon, Sir' to him loud enough.
I'll continue later. But the list goes on and on. They did learn somehow that it was me who reported the abuse through my mom. Also when I was in RSP, the other recruits were telling me of things that were a lot worse and there are many there who had been injured by the DI's both mentally and physically. It was the first time I had actually seen someone who had cracked and was truly crazy from all the mind-screwing and abuse.
I was given a 3P for a re-enlistment code and told that none of this would follow me. The Lt. Col. told my mother the same thing but I am hearing a different story. Does anyone know how this works? For example, if I wanted to join the Army or Air Force. According to the Corps, it won't affect that.
I am so down right now. I feel lost and not sure what to do. My mom is here with me and she is a very strong lady. She is trying to help me get through this. Right now, I need all the help and advice I can get.
I didn't pussy out guys. I just figured out all too quickly what the deal was and refused to be a part of this dishonor and abuse. I think that what I did was more honorable than just settling for whatever bullshit they dished out to me. I'm not stupid and they could not brainwash me. So really, they lost the war with me.
I do feel guilt about leaving my fellow recruits behind. Over half of them wanted to come with me. I will write more later but right now my brain feels like scrambled eggs. I need to get things sorted out. I just hope I can.
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Whārangi 1: Early life and education
Lange, David Russell
Lawyer, politician, prime minister
I tuhia tēnei haurongo e Barry Gustafson, ā, i tāngia tuatahitia ki Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau i te 2010.
David Lange was born in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, on 4 August 1942. A fourth-generation New Zealander, he was the son of Eric Roy Lange, a medical practitioner, and his wife, Phoebe Fysh Reid. The family lived in Ōtāhuhu. David's father was of German descent and the family name was pronounced with two syllables, in an approximation of the original German ('Long-ee'). David was to have great respect and affection for his father but an ambivalent relationship with his mother.
School and church
David was the oldest of four children. He was educated at Fairburn Road Primary School, Ōtara Intermediate School and Ōtāhuhu College. His parents were active Methodists and David regularly attended church services, Sunday school and Bible class. He also sang in the Friendly Road radio programme's 'Merrymakers' choir on Friday nights and belonged to the Boys' Brigade. As a schoolboy, Lange 'found that verbal assurance was compensation for physical incompetence'1. He believed the survival skills he learned at secondary school lasted him all of his life.
Law studies
After leaving Ōtāhuhu College, Lange enrolled at the University of Auckland and worked several vacations at the Westfield meat-freezing works. After a year as a full-time student, he went part-time and became a law clerk, first at the State Advances Corporation and then for the law firm Haigh, Charters and Carthy. He graduated LLB in 1965 and was admitted to the bar the following year.
Marriage and family
From June 1967, David Lange travelled overseas for two years. He visited Australia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand and India before he arrived in England. In London he worked as an accounts clerk and attended Kingsway Methodist Hall. There he met Naomi Joy Crampton, who worked in the West London mission. They married on 3 August 1968 at Barnaby Gate Methodist Church in Newark, Nottinghamshire, and returned to New Zealand via Munich, Innsbruck, Rome, Delhi and Singapore shortly afterwards. After a stillborn baby in 1969, David and Naomi had three more children.
Further study
Lange took over a law practice at Kaikohe for a short time but moved back to Auckland at the end of 1969. He enrolled again at the University of Auckland where he was also employed for a year as a tutor. In 1970 he gained an LLM with first-class honours specialising in criminal law and medico-legal issues. His interest in the latter grew at least partly out of the trauma he experienced as a young boy when his father defended himself successfully in court against charges of indecent assault brought by a female patient.
Law practice
In 1971 Lange took over Allan Nixon's law practice in Victoria Street East, central Auckland, later moving to Kitchener Street nearer the Auckland Magistrate's Court. He became a criminal defence counsel at that court, well-known for his very effective pleas in mitigation. A contemporary noted that Lange and Nixon had in common 'outsized consciences and intellects, a devotion to seeking a just and good society, the inability to take themselves over seriously, and an intense concern with their clients, and very little idea of how to make money out of them.'2
Political beginnings
Although Lange's mother was conservative, his father supported the Labour Party and from childhood David shared his preference. He joined the party in 1963 but was not particularly active until 1974 when, at the invitation of his cousin Michael Bassett, he became a Labour candidate for the Auckland City Council. The following year he stood, again unsuccessfully, for Parliament as Labour candidate in the National Party stronghold of Hobson.


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ABC's outgoing entertainment chief headed for the Disney network's door as he was being probed over sexual harassment allegations, according to a report.
Steve McPherson, who ran the network's entertainment department and sister studio for six years, resigned on Monday. The Hollywood Reporter cited sources regarding the probe and noted the network "pointedly did not deny" allegations of bad conduct were involved.
McPherson's attorney, Tom Hoberman, told THR he would not discuss rumors.
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News from around the country and around the globe
"Upon Steve McPherson returning to work from his vacation on Monday, he made a voluntary decision to resign and ABC accepted his resignation," Hoberman said in a statement. "It is not uncommon for high level executives to be the subject of gossip and innuendo. That would include rumors of internal situations which can easily be misinterpreted or misrepresented. Seems like it goes with the territory, and there is nothing further to discuss."
The source told THR multiple harassment complaints were made involving McPherson and that the company had been conducting a formal investigation into his behavior for three weeks leading up to his resignation.
Sources said the alleged incidents involved several women and included email. A source said an incident at a company retreat, witnessed by more than one staffer, was also part of the inquiry.


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The Princess Gown by Linda Leopold Strauss, illustrated by Malene Reynolds Laugesen. Houghton Mifflin (September 2008); ISBN 9780618862597; 32 pages
Book Source: Copy from public library
"So what do you think, my Hanna?" asked Papa as he sewed a pearl to the bodice of the wedding dress. "Will the princess like it?"
Much work goes into designing and sewing a wedding dress, especially a wedding dress fit for a princess. As Princess Annabel's wedding approaches all the tailors in the kingdom design elaborate wedding dresses in hopes of becoming the official Embroiderer to the Princess. A little girl named Hanna excitedly watches as her papa lovingly pieces together a beautiful and elaborate dress. All the members of the Abraham family, including each of the children, put a stitch into the dress. When it's Hanna's turn to stitch she notices a small smudge on the skirt. Shaken, the family frets about how to fix the small flaw. Little Hanna offers a very creative solution involving an embroidered squirrel, but will the princess approve?
This book has all the markings of a lovely, old-fashioned fairy tale, but surprisingly it is partially based on fact. According to a statement on the author's website, "This picture book, with lavish illustrations by Malene Laugesen, got its start in the author's family history, where in Victorian England, her husband's great great great grandfather was Embroiderer to the Queen." The Princess Gown is a fascinating read, especially as rumors swirl as to the identity of Kate Middleton's own wedding dress designer. The Victorian styled hoop dresses portrayed in the book are truly exquisite! My daughter studied Laugesen's oil crayon and linseed oil illustrations with intensity. The dresses on the last pages remind me of Tiffany lamps with their intricate, nature inspired designs. I so want one of those owl tree dresses! If there's a princess or fashion lover in your family, I highly recommend this book.
Related Links:
Linda Leopold Strauss Website
Disney Family.com offers a handy and free Princess Kate Paper Doll printable[pdf]. It includes a few dresses, but I thought my daughter would have more fun designing her own special wedding dress for Princess Kate.
We printed off a copy of the doll onto cardstock, and I traced the upper part of her body onto printer paper so that my daughter could design a dress to fit the doll. She decided on the shape of the dress and added several details including, according to her, a "flower petal pattern" on the bottom. After she finished her design, she used some glitter paint to make the dress shimmer. My son saw the project and wanted to participate so he colored one of the printable dresses. I'm sure both these designs would look lovely on Princess Kate. We're looking forward to seeing pictures of her actual dress tomorrow!
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It is not too often that we hear about spyware targeting BlackBerry devices, but when we do it is definitely something to keep eye on. In today's world it is becoming more common to see malicious software targeting mobile devices. There are many types of malware out there each designed to work in their own way. Some of the most common types of malware come in the form of whats called a trojan. A trojan masks itself as a legitiment program, but ultimately has intentions of doing harm or controlling whatever device it is released on. In most cases trojans are user initiated either, buy a deceiving link in ones email or online via a website. A great example of a trojan can be seen, in the recent fake BlackBerry ID email that has been circulating around.
Even the mighty BlackBerry isn't exempt from the occasional malware threat. Researchers at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs' Citizen Lab, have found a unique strand of malware called FinFisher that specifically targets mobile devices. The interesting thing about this particular piece of malware is its origination.
A British company called the Gamma Group that sells surveillance software, has been linked to this threat. Parts of its controversial FinFisher toolkit has been found in the research done by the researchers at the Citizen Lab. "Based on our analysis, we found these tools to be consistent in functionality with claims made in the documentation for the FinSpy Mobile product, a component of the FinFisher toolkit." FinSpy Mobile is the component of this product that specifically targets mobile devices. The Gamma Group markets the product as software to help law enforcement and government agencies catch criminals. However, many are wondering if that is really the case.
Your phone is a wire tap
Although its original intentions may have been favorable, FinSpy Mobile has now become a threat to the general public. FinSpy Mobile is more than just your average monitoring application it provides the remote user with:
- Recording of common communications like Voice Calls, SMS/MMS and Emails
- Live Surveillance through silent calls
- File Download (Contacts, Calendar, Pictures, Files)
- Country Tracing of Target (GPS and Cell ID)
- Full Recording of all BlackBerry Messenger communications
- Covert Communications with Headquarters
Now FinSpy has been found hidden in malware found in the wild. The Citizen Lab found traces in all major mobile operating systems to include BlackBerry. Prematurely sounding the alarm on something this big without proof, would limit it to pure speculation. There is proof and lots of it. Citizen Lab has broken down the malicious code so that the traces of FinSpy are revealed.
How it works
The malware that contains FinSpy is a trojan which mean its must be user initiated. The process is simple actually. A mobile device's user becomes infected when they are tricked into clicking on a link which is typically labeled as some sort of system update. Once the user clicks and installs the update they are then infected.
In the case of the BlackBerry FinSpy has been found hidden in the following files:
- rlc_channel_mode_updater.cod
- rlc_channel_mode_updater-1.cod
- rlc_channel_mode_updater.jad
All of these files are legitimately signed by RIM's BlackBerry Apps API, (RBB), RIM Crypto API (RCR), and RIM runtime API (RRT). This means that the files now have full access to all the major functions of the phone. Further analysis of the .jab file by the Citizen Lab showed FinSpy Control server url's and phone numbers.
Within the samples that Citizen Lab was given the user would be prompted with the following screen prompt to install the "update":
The application then requests for advanced permissions that asks for allow on all categories. After requesting permissions the application immediately attempts to connect to remote command and control servers to begin recording user information as shown in the following log files also discovered by the researchers at Citizen Lab:
- net.rmi.device.api.fsmbb.phone.PhoneInterface – connecting to http://demo-01.gamma-international.d...eviceside=true failed: net.rim.device.cldc.io.dns.DNSException: DNS error DNS error
- net.rmi.device.api.fsmbb.core.com.protocol.Heartbe atProtocolSMS – Heartbeat type 11 (1346097705922)+ core hb content: XXXXX/123456783648138/666666553648138/12e/666/0/0///
- net.rmi.device.api.fsmbb.core.com.SMSCommunication – 1346097743 Success: texting to: //+XXXXXXXXXX msg: XXXXX
- net.rmi.device.api.fsmbb.core.com.protocol.Heartbe atProtocolSMS – Heartbeat type 11 (1346097705922)+ extended hb content: XXXXX/123456783648138/XXXXX/999/420/B9700 5.0.
- net.rmi.device.api.fsmbb.core.com.SMSCommunication – 1346097743 Success: texting to: //+XXXXXXXXXX msg: XXXXX
The sophistication of this trojan is pretty clear, and clever. Now that the attacker has the application installed on the device, they can now site back and monitor the users every move.
Click happy users beware
As mentioned previously this type of malware is a Trojan and must be user initiated. It must be allowed by the end user. Although, this particular malware does not spread like a virus, it is still very effective, because many users will click just about anything. It seems as though most people's natural instinct is to just click on anything that comes their way. To prevent against something like this always double check the source of the link that you are clicking.
RIM issued this statement, "BlackBerry smartphones give customers control over what can be installed on the device in addition to prompting users to grant permissions to third-party applications. We recommend customers only download applications from trusted sources to help protect against potentially malicious software."
via: Bloomberg, Citizen Lab


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This weekend was the annual Wirfliss Pharmaceutical Company golf tournament. And it resulted in me making an ER run.
The event consists of drug reps and sundry other marketing people from all over the area in a 1-day golf challenge. This usually involves (as do many golf activities) large amounts of alcohol.
So I got called to ER to see 2 guys who'd suffered head injuries.
They were reps from competing territories, who were assigned to the same foursome.
After several drinks and holes, they began arguing about who had the better sales figures. Which led to a confrontation. Between 2 inebriated, hypercompetitive guys. Both armed with golf clubs.
I'll warn Mary to stock up on Wirfliss samples. May be a while before our rep is back.


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Decoder implementations
- theora: reference encoder/decoder library (previously known as thusnelda, supports all theora features): theora svn, theora official releases.
- theora-ptalarbvorm: development branch of encoder/decoder library with high quality encoder and faster decoder/encoder (see Theora: Ptalarbvorm project update 20100518): theora-ptalarbvorm svn.
- Theorarm: an Ogg Theora/Vorbis decoding library optimised for use on ARM processors: Theorarm web site.
- Leonora: Theora decoder for the C64x+ DSP coprocessor on the OMAP3 SoC manufactured by Texas Instruments. This series of SoCs is used in a variety of mobile devices including the Palm Pre, Motorola Droid, and Nokia's N series of phones. Leonora web site.
- theora-old: old encoder/decoder library (the decoder does not support all theora features, but it was faster than reference theora 1.0 in many cases); theora version up to 1.0 alpha 7 were using this code trunk: theora-old svn.
- theora-exp: old, no longer developed, experimental encoder/decoder library: theora-exp svn. Its improvements were merged in the 1.1.0 reference library.
- Cortado: a GPL Java decoder for Ogg Theora, Ogg Vorbis and other codecs. Embedding this applet on your website you can give viewers access to streams from either the Flumotion streaming server or play a local file from your server without the need for a locally installed media player supporting the correct formats on the visitors computer. See also OggHandler.
- ffmpeg: old versions didn't support all theora features (showing corrupted frames) and were also a lot slower than libtheora. Newer version improved somewhat (see also this comment from Monty).
See also Theora Hardware for hardware implementations.
Decoder front ends
- libtheoraplayer: Simple to use and powerful API for playing Theora videos.
- Etheora: a simplified API to theora reference encoder/decoder.
See also
- Theora Hardware: List of hardware-players supporting Ogg Theora
- TheoraSoftwarePlayers: List of media players that can play Ogg Theora
- TheoraSoftwareEncoders: List of software that can encode to Ogg Theora
- TheoraDecoders: List of decoder implementations
- TheoraEncoders: List of encoder implementations
- List of Theora videos: Get some files to see what the codec's like
- Games that use Theora: List of known games that use Theora
- TheoraTestsuite: Different samples to test player compliance


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With Quicken 2010, Intuit strives to make its flagship money management application easier to navigate and simpler to set up, thanks to spruced-up visuals and a refreshed start-up wizard. Although already a solid balance-keeper and financial assistant in previous versions, Quicken 2010 adds a few new features to visualize your monthly budget and assets.
The Quicken 2010 product family includes Quicken Starter Edition ($29.99) for tracking budgets and upcoming bills; Quicken Deluxe ($59.99), which includes tools to help you save up for a large purchase; Quicken Premier ($89.99), which helps track investments; Quicken Home and Business ($99.99); and Quicken Rental Property Management ($149.99). We evaluated Quicken Deluxe 2010.
At almost 70MB, Quicken Deluxe 2010 takes several minutes to install. Installation was painless up to the point when the software junked up our desktop with four icons: the Quicken icon, plus another three unwanted shortcuts advertising a Quicken credit card and other additional services.
Quicken's core features continue doing what they've done for years: chiefly, importing your financial information to help you automatically and manually track your spending and savings. Not just a simple ledger for balancing your bank book, Quicken's additional tools also help alert you to upcoming bills and to your overall budget.
In the 2010 edition, Intuit has applied some cosmetic changes that streamline and simplify the software. One change is a sleeker setup wizard to guide you through the process of importing your financial information, adding bill reminders, and setting up budgets. This wizard is moot if you're a returning user importing years of data from past Quicken versions, but new users will have an easier time getting started with this version than in years past.
A cleaner-looking home screen greets new and returning users, summarizing your financial standing in a glance. Pared-down navigation options also make it easier to find what you need. The most active new feature in Quicken 2010 takes a stab at automatically categorizing your transactions, like assigning Safeway to the Groceries category and your doctor's visits to the Medical category, with a little help from you if there's any doubt. In implementing this feature, Quicken plays catch-up to savvier online management apps, like Mint.com--which Intuit has since snapped up and plans to integrate--and its ilk. A new infographic in Quicken also helps you avoid late fees by displaying both how much cash is left in your coffers and which upcoming bills you should brace for.
Apart from the bill reminder and the autocategorization, it's Quicken's top layer, and select tools, that see the benefit of Quicken's design changes. Scratch the surface, however, and many of the app's second-tier tools--text-heavy calculators, planners, and lists with tiny font--feel as if they haven't been updated for years. The old-school layout may not bother legacy users or those who aren't put off by blocks of texts and charts, but others who have come to expect graphic representation of their data and clean design--say, the likes of former competitor Mint.com--may be inclined to shut the window and move on rather than wade through text.


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Courtesy Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) meets with Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who is undergoing treatment for bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) received a special visit at the Mayo Clinic from a longtime friend and colleague on Thursday. Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) traveled to Minnesota to spend time with Jackson, Jr. who is undergoing treatment for bipolar disorder.
Kennedy told NBC News their meeting was "really emotional." Kennedy said it was clear to him that Jackson has been "dealing with a deep depression" that has also affected him physically. "In the room, I could feel it," said Kennedy, referring to the depression's impact on Jackson's physical movement, demeanor and energy.
Courtesy Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy and Jesse Jackson Jr. meet at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Aug. 16.
During their time together, Kennedy said Jackson talked about the political pressure he has felt to either resign from Congress or not seek re-election. "He's worried about his political future," Kennedy said adding "I tried to emphasize there is a future." Kennedy attempted to offer reassurance by telling Jackson he is an "inspiration" for "showing people this is a serious issue that should be dealt with like any other medical condition." Kennedy urged Jackson to consider that he is making clear to the public and his constituents that "he is getting treatment like he would if he had cancer and this is just as deadly." Kennedy was referring to suicide rates for serious mental illnesses.
Kennedy did not indicate that Jackson has made any decisions about his own political career and he did not offer any specific advice. Kennedy understands that Jackson feels the weight of the stigma often associated with mental illness. Kennedy said, "he asked about me, how did I get through this?" Kennedy has received treatment for depression and addiction at the same Minnesota facility and was able to remain in office. Kennedy chose not to seek another House term in 2010.
Courtesy Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
Jesse Jackson Jr. and Patrick Kennedy at the Mayo Clinic, Aug. 16.
Both are sons of famous fathers who have carried that weight throughout their lives and now share a "common struggle" with depression. Kennedy and Jackson, both in their 40s, have been friends for many years.
Kennedy says he is "confident" Jackson is making progress and deserves credit for "staying with it, "by remaining in treatment when he likely feels so much pressure "to get out." Jackson took a leave of absence from Congress June 10th.


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At The Plate – Rough one for the Iowa Cubs as they built a 6-1 lead by the third inning and ended up losing 7-6 in thirteen innings, what's worse is they gave up two runs in the ninth to let a win get away. Brett Jackson was 1-for-5 with a walk, third home run of the season, an RBI, and two runs scored. Brent Lillibridge had a great game going 4-for-6 with his fourth double of the season, an RBI, and a run scored. Ian Stewart played! He also had a decent day going 1-for-3 with his fifth double of the season, and two RBI's.
On The Mound – Weird night for the Iowa pitching as they missed a lot of bats, and found a lot of them too. Guillermo Moscoso was beat up but did alright I guess, he worked 5.2 innings giving up four runs, three earned, on seven hits while walking two and striking out ten (see?). Hisanori Takahashi worked two-thirds of an inning, he walking one and struck out one. Casey Coleman is quietly settling in at Iowa, he worked 1.2 scoreless innings while striking out two. Eduardo Sanchez is officially a Cub, he worked the ninth inning giving up two runs on two hits while walking one and striking out one to register the blown save. Marcus Hatley was recently promoted to Iowa from Tennessee and had his best outing tonight; he worked two scoreless innings giving up one hit while striking out three. Jeffry Antigua suffered the loss in this one but didn't pitch poorly, he worked two innings giving up one run on three hits while walking one and striking out four.
At The Plate – The Smokies got knocked around pretty good in this one as the Barons built a 5-0 lead en route to cruising to a 9-3 victory. Matt Szczur did his thing at the top of the lineup going 1-for-2 with three walks (CUBS WAY!), and his fourteenth stolen base of the season. Arismendy Alcantara, or as I like to call him "Scoresheet" was 1-for-3 with a walk, his ninth home run of the season, and two runs scored. Christian Villanueva provided some pop in this one as well going 1-for-4 with his fourth home run of the season, two RBI's, and a run scored.
On The Mound – Aside from Matt Loosen the Smokies pitching wasn't half bad, unfortunately Loosen started this one. Loosen took his second loss of the season after going 5.1 innings giving up eight runs, four earned, on six hits while walking four and striking out three. Frank Batista was solid out of the pen going 1.2 scoreless innings giving up three hits while striking out one. Trey McNutt worked an inning giving up one run on two hits while walking one, if McNutt can harness his stuff and cut down on the walks his ERA will dwindle as well.
At The Plate – Offensive explosion time for Daytona as they pounded out twenty hits, and scored fourteen runs beating Brevard County 14-5. This might be the longest "at the plate" recap that I write all year, and really, I'm okay with that. Ben Carhart was fantastic today, going 3-for-6 with two doubles giving him fourteen on the season, two RBI's, and two runs scored. Javier Baez won the night, end of discussion, that's it; he was 5-for-6 with three doubles, his ninth home run of the season, SIX RBI's (ZOMG!), and three runs scored, wow. Jorge Soler also had a solid night going 2-for-5 with his eighth home run of the season, two RBI's, and two runs scored. Dustin Geiger was slugging as well going 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored. Chadd Krist was also productive in this one going 2-for-3 with his sixth double of the season, and three RBI's. Wes Darvill and Taylor Davis contributed as well, with Darvill having three hits, and Davis adding two.
On The Mound – P.J. Francescon found some of his 2012 magic in this one, helps having a ginormous lead, but it was nice to see him have a nice outing. He worked six innings giving up one run on five hits while striking out six, with no walks (that's important). Austin Reed was roughed up a bit out of the pen as he worked two innings giving up three runs on five hits while walking two and striking out three. Sheldon McDonald closed the door in this one, he worked one inning giving up one run on one hit while walking one and striking out one.
At The Plate – Nightmarish night for the floundering Cougars as they were obliterated by the Kernels 15-2, yes, a team named after corn scored fifteen runs tonight (they are good, I know). Nice to see Albert Almora in the lineup and healthy after a hamstring scare, he was 2-for-4 with a run scored; he's now hitting .444 on the season. Jeimer Candelario was 2-for-4 with two singles, kind of shocked that he didn't hit any doubles in this one. The Cougars could only manage seven hits and two runs tonight as their entire lineup is struggling at the same time, which usually results in losses.
On The Mound – Taylor Scott isn't used to being roughed up, but he didn't have it tonight. Scott suffered his second loss of the season as he worked four innings giving up seven runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out four. Ian Dickson wasn't much better, he worked three innings giving up five runs on four hits while walking five (NO!), and striking out two. Nathan Dorris was solid in this one, working one scoreless inning giving up one hit; his ERA is now 2.78 on the season. David Bote, the second baseman, worked the ninth inning and well, looked like a second baseman pitching. Bote gave up three runs on three hits while walking two in his inning of work.


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Knight Capital stock surges on buyout offer from GetcoNovember 28, 2012: 11:30 AM ET
Let the bidding games for Knight Capital (KCG) begin.
The struggling trading firm received its first public buyout offer Wednesday from rival and partial owner Getco.
In an SEC filing, Chicago-based Getco said it was offering $3.50 a share, representing an 18% premium over Knight's closing price on Tuesday. The news sent shares of Knight surging Wednesday, with the stock briefly touching the $3.50 mark.
Under the proposed terms, Getco Chief Executive Dan Coleman would become chairman and CEO of the merged company. Knight CEO Tom Joyce, whose contract is set to expire on Dec. 31, would become the non-executive chairman. Coleman said the new firm would be a "magnet to customers, talented traders and technologists, which is especially important in an environment of lower trading volumes and higher regulatory engagement."
Knight Capital acts as a middleman in the markets, completing investors' orders to buy and sell stocks. In August, the company lost $440 million after a trading software snafu sent numerous erroneous orders in NYSE-listed securities into the market.
Getco is a high speed electronics trading firm that was part of a consortium that rescued Knight after the August debacle.
The group, which also included TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Blackstone Group (BX), Stifel Nicolaus, Jefferies Group (JEF) and Stephens Inc., paid $400 million to acquire a majority stake in Knight.
Related: Troubled broker Knight Capital may be for sale
But the trading blunder left Knight in a precarious financial position.
The firm has lost out on trading orders and seen an exodus of several high-level executives. Whether or not the company inks a final deal to sell itself, Knight is expected to be forced to radically restructure the company, according to analysts. Any next step for the company will likely result in the loss of a majority of Knight's 1,600 employees.
Knight Capital confirmed that it received the letter from Getco and declined to comment further. The firm is expected to see other bidders emerge in the next few days, including Virtu Financial, another high-speed trading firm. Virtu did not return calls for comment.
In August, during its frantic hunt for rescue financing, trading firm Citadel made two offers for Knight. This time around, Citadel is unlikely to bid, according to a source close to the situation.


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Martha Elizabeth Campbell to Mary F. and C. Wilson McNeely III, 2.03 acres near Millington, $85,000.
Jean M. Crey to Hai Lin and Hong Wang, 3284 Gateway Circle, Gateway Village, $185,000.
Fulton P. and Edith C. Mullins to Christopher J. Mundy, .64 acres at 4952 Christmas Hill Lane, North Garden, $59,000.
Margaret L. Huie to James J. and Diane Pawl, 2088 Whispering Woods Drive, Forest Lakes, $229,000.
Michael A. and Michelle K. Frilot to Patricia Cheriawski, 1580 Old Oaks Drive, $435,000.
Stephen N. and Cynthia M. Showalter to Prudential Residential Services, 1033 Still Meadow Crossing, $442,000.
Prudential Residential Services to David H. and Tracey M. Armstrong, 1033 Still Meadow Crossing, $442,000.
Handbilt Homes Inc. to Paul R. Clark and Dina L. Ball, 4051 Turkey Run, Stony Point Hills, $204,950.
James A. McCormick to Joseph A. and Karen L. Magri, 1465 Monterey Drive, Four Seasons, $133,000.
Skyline Home Builders LLC to Mehdi Akbarzadeh and Kobra M. Erdshadi, 3529 Montgomery Lane, Langford Farm, $456,000.
Cary T. and Sandra L. Hambrick to I&J Builders LLC, 20.914 acres on State Route 637, $195,000.
Barry Meade Homes LLC to Robert D. and Cheryl M. Thompson, 823 Filly Run, Cory Farm, $255,950.
Southland Homes Inc. to Kaitlin A. Mussomeli, 1063 Somerchase Court, Hollymead Townhomes, $175,650.
Gwendollyn M. Rion to Melvin D. McCauley and Charles S. Armstrong, parcel in Dunlora, $105,100.
Earl H. Burton, Trustee, to Kostich Construction Inc., two parcels in Deerwood, $96,000.
Jeffrey G. and Katherine C. Jenkins to David L. Rapp, 1292 Millpond Road, Mill Creek, $163,000.
Gustave H. Rathe Jr. and Lesslie A. Crowell to Lawrence Bender, 2.504 acres on State Route 616, 675 Black Cat Road, Keswick, $222,500.
Charles W. Hurt and Shirley Fisher, Trustees, to Southland Homes Inc., parcel in Bentivar, $98,500.
A.M. Nichols, Trustee, to Southland Homes Inc., two parcels in Fontana, $140,500.
James R. Terry to Peter Kevin Sushka, 299 Pine Street, Scottsville, $94,000.
Ronald Romeo to Jack B. and Joan E. Sorenson, 5371 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, $359,500.
Skyline Home Builders LLC to Lindlee L. Jenner, 555 Rosemont Drive, $799,000.
Gregory S. and Ellen B. Hogue, Executors, to David and John W. Gibbs III, 100.96 acres on Langford Road, $727,500.
Forest Lakes Associates to Robert Hauser homes Inc., four parcels in Springridge, Forest Lakes South, $202,544.
Fahad Emamgholizadeh and Wendy A. Waldman to Mariano and Rebecca Dias Bonilla, 1550 Primrose Lane, Lake Reynovia, $163,500.
William L. and Clare Newton to Amanda M. Gee Taylor, 708 Exton Court, $160,100.
Jason E. and Jody Halloran to Dan O. and Nancy Bauer, 2.8 acres at 6207 Louisa Road, Cismont, $143,500.
Michael A. Brennan to Beverly K. Joyce, 1704 Vermira Place, $190,000.
Rose Marie H. Davis to Cean N. Ganoe Rose, 1622 Townwood Court, $87,300.
Rozie K. Hamilton to James F. Schell and Keri A. Schwab, 2368 Whitney Court, $112,500.
Ferrell Mercer to Leslie A. Bailey, 4940 Summer Lane, Earlysville, $250,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Lee J. Brady, 502 Broadleaf Way, Willow Bend, Forest Lakes, $177,000.
Lee J. Brady to Marian M. Vaden, 1182 Rustic Willow Lane, Willow Bend, Forest Lakes, $195,950.
Hunt Country Properties LLC to Kenneth and Antje K. Waxman, 3214 Gateway Circle, $184,900.
Dana Fortugno to Malcolm B. McCormick, parcel in Redfields, $249,000.
Keith A. Bradshaw to Liza G. Schaffner, 604 Whitecover Circle, Stonehenge, $136,000.
James B. Spence III, Trustee, to Thomas E. Kaplan, 815 Filly Run, Cory Farm, $242,900.
Earl J. Whitaker to John Chatten Lach, 2332 Lonicera Way, North Pines, $210,500.
Joel T. Swanson to Marc J. Selverstone, 4844 Highlands Place, Highlands at Mechums River, $239,000.
Nancy J. Stewart to Joseph S. Mina, 309 Forest Lane, Four Seasons, $190,000.
Joseph T. Foster to J. Thomas Parker, 2371 N. Chesterfield Court, $234,000.
Holly C. Hermanson to Ruth Anne Ryan, 3.32 acres at 1815 Harrington Road, Gordonsville, $116,500.
Liberty Land Ltd. to Lee T. Shapiro, 214 Lego Drive, Ashcroft, $424,950.
Hunter E. Craig Co. to James B. Spence III, Trustee, parcel in Foxcroft, $40,000.
Eileen D. Cassis to Georgia E. Wahl, unit in Solomon Court condominiums, 2527 Hydraulic Road, $70,000.
Steven M. Ball to Stanley W. Thompson-Harmon, 3181 Saddlebrook Lane, Forest Lakes, $237,000.
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program to I&J Home Builders LLC, 5.0 acres on State Route 723.
Lee G. and Katherine M. Rainey to Maurie Levin, 502 Eastbrook Drive, Woodbrook, $237,000.
Richard B. and Anna W. Florence to Ryan D. and Denise M. Hubbard, parcel on Clifden Greene, RiverRun, $160,923.
Marc J. Selverstone and Bonnie M. Hagerman to Ann A. Wenneson, 989 Amber Ridge Road, Highlands at Mechums River, $165,000.
Norma R. Bickers to Cheri F. Bachman, Trustee, parcel in Redfields, $165,000.
Southland Homes Inc. to Bharat and Nita B. Bhatt, 1071 SomerChase Court, $192,500.
Weston Development Company to Mani S. And Priya Mahadevan, 1330 Elderberry Place, Walnut Hills, Earlysville, $629,000.
RiverRun Investments to David C. Sloan and James K. Wicks, 1240 Chatham Ridge Road, Chatham Ridge, $96,515.
JaZan LLC to Eileen D. Cassis, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, $89,500.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Hong Wang and Ping Li, 913 Braeburn Street, Grayrock, $257,361.
Gregory L. and Lisa C. Scott to John E. and Theresa A. Dunham, 2.5 acres at 1091 Daniel Morris Lane, $149,900.
Charles F. Fadeley II to William A. and Kathleen F. Oppenheimer, 104 Georgetown Green, $144,000.
Rex and Jane Scatena to Thurber M. Foreman, 8.928 acres at 580 Milford Road, Keswick, $930,000.
Martha H. Copenhaver, Trustee, to Goran and Biljana Cimic, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, $103,000.
Jackspot Development LLC to Gaffney Homes LLC, 5.46 acres at Stockton Ridge, $85,000.
Michael J. and Cathy W. Dueweke to Lawrence E. Howard, 4565 Shagbark Lane, Hickory Ridge, Earlysville, $425,000.
Forest Lakes Associates to Robert Hauser Homes Inc., parcel in Willow Lake, Forest Lakes South, $59,681.
Forest Lakes Associates to Robert Hauser Homes Inc., two parcels in Springridge, $101,272.
George T. Welsh to Bradley P. and Kathleen F. Grant, 859 Summit View Lane, Cory Farm, $300,000.
Jared P. and Tressa S. Wayman to Mark H. Haefele and Hilary Bart-Smith, 470 Hidden Ridge Road, Mill Creek, $204,500.
Weather Hill Homes Ltd. To Robert L. and Jennifer G. Abrams, 4.94 acres at "Robin Hill," 3972 Ivy Road, $750,000.
Hayden W. and Catherine R. Berry to Weather Hill Homes Ltd., 2.0 acres at 4906 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, $380,000.
Howard H. Anderson, Trustee, to Oscar J. Haley Jr. and Tammy Swingle, 20.6 acres at 8021 Pat Dennis Road, $165,000.
JaZan LLC to W. Scott and Caroline C. Megahan, ten units in Turtle Creek condominiums, $575,000.
Woodbriar Associates Ltd. To Lisa B., Susan W., and Michael R. Boyette, 2251 Hummingbird Lane, Briarwood, $153,900.
Merrill Family Partnership to Lynn A. Miles, 2.079 acres at 956 Virginia Way, Scottsville, $114,450.
Forest Lakes Associates to Danny W. and Myrna F. Wilmer, .0041 acres at Forest Lakes South, $100.
Danny W. and Myrna F. Wilmer to Howard K. Lambert, .327 acre at 1875 Kernwood Place, $140,000.
Melissa Renee McKenna and Ruth A. Richards to Monica Morris, 25.26 acres, $299,000.
W. Benton and Kelly M. Downer to Warren C. and Heather R. Quillian, 1115 Dunlora Drive, Dunlora, $277,000.
James R. Hahn to Haley Chisholm and Morris Inc., six parcels containing 151.83 acres on State Route 664, $2,250,000.
Forest Lakes Associates to R.D. Wade Builder Inc., two parcels in Springridge, Forest Lakes, $280,000.
Regina S. Edwards to Richard W. and Teri S. kent, 2504 Bennington Road, Canterbury Hills, $246,000.
Gary S. and Deborah H. Smith to Edward P. Smith and Tracy A. Landon, 109 Blueberry Road, Cedar Hill, $312,000.
Quarries LLC to David Demas and Sherry Shields, 8.688 acres at 1568 Cool Spring Road, $34,000.
VanDerLinde Housing Inc. to Kathryn H. Carpenter, 3136 Turnberry Circle, Forest Lakes, $298,706.
Shelly A. Daus to Linda B. Howell, 4.0068 acres at 3653 Gilbert Station Road, Barboursville, $150,200.
Mark R. and Stephanie C. Wilson to Albert and Cindy Schornberg, 15.16 acres on State Route 616, 6131 Gordonsville Road, Keswick, $348,000.
Emily D. Oliver to John M. and E. Compton Going, 950 Broomley Road, Flordon, $550,000.
Melanie G. and Robert A. Moore Jr. to Michael J. and Cathy W. Kueweke, 17.876 acres at 4214 Burnley Station Road, Barboursville, $508,000.
Grayrock LLC to Craig Enterprises Inc., parcel in Grayrock, $58,000.
Glenda C. Marsh to Raymond C. and Norman J. Snow, .41 acres at 5701 Locust Lane, Crozet, $59,000.
Spencer F. Young to County of Albemarle, 31.620 acres fronting on State Route 641, 4069 Echo Valley Road, Barboursville, $404,200.
Trinity Presbyterian Church to Elizabeth A. Pratt, 3.71 acres at 126 Overlook Drive, Sherwood Farms, $79,900.
Lawrence E. Howard to Martin A. Schwartz, 3940 Graemont Drive, Graemont, Earlysville, $414,000.
Jacquelyn L. Pugh to Harry J. Hornbrook, 107 Gloucester Court, $308,000.
Thomas J. Lachendro to John Morales, 1721 Stoney Creek Drive, Mill Creek, $191,000.
Emilie P. Giles to Ross H. Hanchett, 978 Towne Lane, Village Square, $141,000.
Brian Rizzo to Brian T. Moriarty, 202 Chaucer Road, Canterbury Hills, $308,500.
MODC LLC to Adrenaline Sports LLC, 2.45 acres on Westfield Road, $1,390,000.
Redlands LLC to Grigori R. and Jessica W. Humphreys, 574 Fontana Drive, Fontana, $308,000.
John K. Connors to John W. and V. Carolyn Whitehead, 2.025 acres at 7373 Cripple Creek Road, Afton, $16,500.
I&J Home Builders LLC to Russell H. and Eilish F. Jones, 3124 Martin Kings Road, Saddlewood Farms, $175,500.
Robert M. and Marilyn L. McCarron to Paul J. and Cynthia K. Simko, 3673 Perthshire Court, Glenmore, $492,000.
Todd A. and Joy E. Karriker to Richard C. and Heather M. Waters, 1756 Mahoghany Place, Forest Lakes South, $261,000.
Anne M. Novak to E. Courtney and Debra R. Hoopes, 19.96 acres on Route 743, 5542 Advance Mills Road, $733,610.82.
William G. Baldwin to Dominion Development Company LLC, 3.0 acres on west side of State Route 600, $92,500.
Lawrence E. Howard to Bruce Lee Telford, 23.98 acres on State Route 663, 672 Simmons Gap Road, Dyke, $380,000.
Equity One of Virginia Inc. to Doris Freshour Davis, 2.726 acres at 3846 Bungletown Road, Schuyler, $87,500.
A.M. Nichols, Trustee, to MGR Development Corporation, parcel in Fontana, $56,500.
Linda T. Davidson to Kieran E. Kelly, 2146 Loring Circle, Dunlora, $297,000.
James F. Powell Jr., et al., to County of Albemarle, easement on 418.77 acres on State Route 712, 4446 Plank Road, North Garden, $400,000.
Mary Jane Briggs to Brenda D. Hathaway, 19 Farmington Drive, $900,000.
Sam Enterprises LLC to James B. Spence III, Trustee, parcel in Cory Farm, $52,500.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to Howard B. and Mary Jean Craddock, 1880 River Inn Lane, Still Meadow, $430,725.
Anne Stewart Brockenbrough to Stefan D. Bechtal, 2.145 acres at 1327 Tilman Road, $329,000.
Sharon Lee Vinsant to Gary B. Thompson, 19.274 acres at Wavertree Hall Farm, $53,865.
Alyson Cook Stage Profit Sharing to Elizabeth and John F. Elder IV, 2.320 acres on Arrowhead Drive, Earlysville, $235,000.
JaZan LLC to William C. Ketchie, unit in Turtle Creek Condominiums, $96,500.
Mary Louise Williams to Graham C. and Teresa A. Ramsey, 1044 Autumn Hill Court, Western Ridge, $224,500.
Joy D. and Joseph G. Sabol Jr. to Troy R. and Dana l. Harting, 197 Fox Horn Lane, $270,000.
Joseph R., Helen J., Ronnie, and Sharon Baldwin to Raymond G. Kram, 1 Georgetown Green, $165,000.
Billie P. Hogan, Executor, to James F. Powell Jr., 55.270 acres at 4446 Plank Road, North Garden, $410,850.
Medallion Enterprises LLC to Richard J. and Deanna H. Robertson, 1414 Edmond Drive, Wayland's Grant, Crozet, $212,000.
Keith A. and Lorry E. Crawford to Lorry E. Crawford, 3064 Amberfield Trail, Forest Lakes, pursuant to separation agreement.
T.R. and Esther M. Childress to Walter D. Neighbors, "Childress Building," Valley and Byrd streets, Scottsville, $353,000.
Zahid and Lisa Lynn Afzal to Relocation, 2194 Piper Way, Glenmore, $524,500.
Relocation to Patricia A. Barton, Trustee, 2194 Piper Way, Glenmore, $524,500.
Alfred J. and Dolores H. Babecki, Trustees, to Barbara Ann Jones, 1223 Clover Ridge Place, Highlands at Mechums River, $146,400.
Karen F. Wise to Frank J. and Diane M. Lohrer, 1460 VillaVerde Lane, Auburn hills, $170,000.
Hoopes Houses LLC to Margaret E. and Jeffrey C. Brown Sr., 408 Westmoreland Drive, $255,000.
Fluvanna Land & Development LLC to James B. Spence III, Trustee, parcel in Foxcroft, $53,100.
Michael W. and A. Lynne Hudson to Barry H. Blumenthal and Janet A. Wolfe, 6.276 acres on State Route 779, 4080 Rock Branch Road, North Garden, $239,900.
Shaun and Francine Heelan to Robert D. and Maryann M. Jordan, 2215 Bentivar Farm Court, $615,000.
Joseph W. Teague Jr. to Michael J. Johnson and Suzanne E. Michels, parcel in Meriwether Hills, $19,000.
Eurohomes USA Construction LLC to Elizabeth P. Milone and Margaret M. Rhodes, .002 acres in Keswick, $20,000.
Eurohomes USA Construction LLC to Richard C. and Juanita F. Shields, .741 acres, $7,500.
Gerald C. Tillman to SSI Properties Inc., 13.80 acres at 300 Warren Street, Scottsville, $965,000.
Lewis L. and Mary Lou Cornell to Andrew J. and Julie L. Rotherham, parcel in Fairgrove, $257,000.
Joshua A. Goldschmidt and James B. Spence to Church Hill Development Company, 1318 St. George Avenue, Crozet, gift.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Scott A. and Renee R. Stemberger, 957 Pintail Lane, Redfields, 199,862.
Derek J. Trombley to Stephen G. Pollock, 120 Woodlake Drive, Four Seasons, $98,500.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Katherine J. Garriss, 1019 Bristlecone Lane, Forest Lakes, $188,850.
Anne S. Harris to Randall T. and Mary L. Leach, 2.0 acres at 4749 Wesley Chapel Road, Free Union, $1,675,000.
Haley Chisholm and Morris Inc. to Carolyn S. H. Maginnis, Trustee, 10.33 acres on State Route 663, $180,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Thomas M. Penders, 191 Rustic Willow Lane, $192,000.
Stacey Ann and Jerry lee Dudley Jr. to Danny L. and Sue Ann Carr, 1398 Blair Park Road, Crozet, $85,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Edward B. and Melissa L. Miller, 463 Grayrock Drive, Grayrock, $236,102.
Crescent Development Group LLC to Barry Meade Homes LLC, parcel in Still Meadow, $48,000.
Earl H. Barton, Trustee, to Barry Meade Homes LLC, two parcels in Deerwood, $96,000.
Creighton M. Hoover to Michele Welch, unit in RiverRun, $120,000.
Peter G. Skinner, Trustee, to Dorothea B. Kelly, unit in Ednam Condominiums, $470,000.
William H. Craddock to Charles A. and Patricia H. Spradlin, 2.468 acres at 3721 Glenaire Drive, $255,000.
Robert D. and Amy L. Sine to Collison F. Royer, 109 James River Road, Scottsville, $182,700.
Edwin C. and Ruth Kohl to Leo Joel and Joanna W. Bourne, 1893 Amberfield Drive, Forest Lakes, $242,900.
J. Thomas Province, Administrator, to Dana and Judith V. Burch, 5600 Advance Mills Road, State Routes 743 and 641, $118,000.
Maria M. Mlynar to Adrienne D. Langford, 3454 Commonwealth Drive, $132,000.
Thomas E. Sellers to Michael Lugar, 9.047 acres on State Routes 717 and 712, $48,807.18.
Robert Lee Jarvis to Sherry L. and Gordon P. Zimmerman III, 2.0 acres at 2830 Burnt Mill road, $100,000.
Deal of the Week:
Rex and Jane Scatena to Thurber M. Foreman, 8.928 acres at 580 Milford Road, Keswick, $930,000.


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Hi, I've only been java'ing for a few months and am struggling with the latest assignment. I'd be really grateful if anyone could help. I need to print a two dimensional boolean array substituting a char for the true or false thereby creating a pattern. For now I just want to print the table but am getting a nullPointerException. Here is my code:
/** * An instance method to print the table with '.' to represent the false and * 'O' to represent the true boolean values from the array */ public void display() { for(int j = 0; j < FONT_LETTER_HEIGHT; j++) { for(int i = 0; i < FONT_LETTER_WIDTH*FONT_LETTER_DISPLAY; i++) { if(table[j][i]) { System.out.print('.'); } else { System.out.print('O'); } System.out.print(table); } System.out.println(); } System.out.println(); }
I had also created a char that I used as '.' and 'O' in the if statements, but that got the same error! Could anyone please suggest a way that I could get this to work?
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The University of Michigan-Flint is committed to offer academic programs of the highest standards and to continually work to improve these programs. These guidelines set forth an approach to conduct reviews of academic programs and utilize the findings of such reviews to enhance academic offerings at the University of Michigan-Flint.
The objectives of the program review are to:
- Enhance the quality of academic programs,
- Provide a basis for planning and to assess progress on plans,
- Improve programs by identifying strengths upon which to build,
- Develop plans of action to address program weaknesses, and
- Identify future resource needs to assist with budget planning for the program, unit, and campus.
Guidelines and Forms
- Undergraduate Programs Review Guidelines Form (updated May 31, 2017)
- Graduate Programs


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Which smartphone system is right for you?
By Heather Kelly, CNN
Android has the most detailed interface of the available operating systems. The Android operating system was released by Google in 2008 and has become the No. 1 smartphone OS in the world. It was running on three out of every four smartphone handsets sold in the third quarter of 2012, according to IDC.
Android has the most detailed interface of the available operating systems, with many options and a lot of flexibility for setting it up to meet your needs. The home screen has a Google search bar at the top, and a bar at the bottom can hold four app icons or folders. The middle button brings up the complete list of apps installed on the phone. You can place icons for your favorite apps anywhere on one of the multiple home screens, then tap an icon to launch that app. You also can decorate the pages with widgets. Widgets are like interactive mini-apps, and they show live information such as the latest from your Twitter feed, titles in your media library or little photo albums that you can flip through from the home screen. You can add widgets on the lock screen as well. Dragging a finger down from the top of the screen shows notifications. If you're ever lost, you can just hit the back or home button at the bottom of the screen.
Apps and content
On Android phones, apps, games and content such as movies and music are sold in one unified marketplace, the Google Play store. There are about 675,000 apps and games in this store, which is just below the the number in Apple's App Store. The devices often come preloaded with extra, unnecessary apps from the phone maker and wireless carrier, many of which try to get you to sign up for some paid service. The same is true for Windows Phone handsets. A sizable library of movies, music, TV shows books and magazines is also available in the Google Play store.
Key features
Customization and control are big draws for Android users, and the platform is crammed with options. The latest update adds a fun, swipe keyboard feature called Gesture Typing that lets you spell words by dragging your finger around instead of tapping on each letter. Google Now uses your location and timing to show you the most relevant information, such as your upcoming flight times and public transit updates. There is voice search, so you can speak questions and search terms into the phone. And of course, Android has the Google Maps app.
Android is available on the largest number of smartphones. There is a device for every price point, and they have different features, manufacturers and carriers.Because Android is open source, different companies can take the OS and modify it to work with their hardware. That means there are several versions of the same operating system. One of the downsides to this fragmentation is that software updates have to be adapted for each version, and the updates can be maddeningly slow to come to Android devices. Currently, the only phone running Android 4.2 is Google's own Nexus 4, by LG.
iOS 6
iOS 6 has been relatively unchanged since the first iPhone came out in 2007. Apple's iOS operating system powers iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch. It's is the second top-selling smartphone operating system; 14% of all smartphones sold worldwide in the last quarter were running iOS. The gap between Android and iOS is huge, but keep in mind that Apple's platform only runs on one smartphone line, the iPhone.
This is the most straightforward interface in the bunch, and it's been relatively unchanged since the first iPhone came out in 2007. There have been nice minor tweaks, such as the addition of folders and notifications, but the gist is the same. The home screen displays icons for each app; they aren't stashed away in any second location. You can organize apps in folders or search for them using the Spotlight search feature.The iPhone doesn't display live-updating content on the home screens like Android and Windows Phone devices do. It does have a notification center and notification badges that can appear on icons. The lock screen isn't very customizable beyond the background photo. A fixed dock along the bottom of the screen can display the four apps you use the most.
Apps and content
Apps must be purchased in the official Apple App Store, which currently has more than 700,000 apps and games in stock. The importance of a platform with a large volume of apps is overblown. What matters is the availability of quality apps and the willingness of major developers and companies to produce good products for that platform. Content including music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, books and audiobooks are purchased through the well-stocked iTunes Store, though you can also buy them through another company such as Amazon and synch them to your iPhone. Books are also available directly through the iBooks app. Apple has the tightest control over its operating system and the heaviest hand when it comes to editing exactly what features reach the final product. That means no extra preinstalled apps, just the necessities.
Key features
The iPhone is iOS's killer feature. It is a stunning piece of industrial design, and the newest version is durable and lightweight. The voice-assistant feature, Siri; ease of use; and high-quality, third-party apps are other big selling points. If you're near an Apple store, the free tech support is a great perk.
Apple's iOS operating system only runs on Apple's iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The latest version, iOS 6, runs on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5, though some features such as the camera's panorama mode and Siri are only available on the iPhone 4S and later.The cheapest phone currently sold by Apple is the iPhone 4, which costs $450 unlocked but is free with a two-year wireless contract when you buy it through AT&T, Sprint or Verizon.
Windows Phone 8 is fresh and fun, but relies heavily on big text.This is the second generation of Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, which began in 2010. Windows Phone 8 was launched in October, and Microsoft hopes the expensive marketing campaign and improved features will help it climb up from fifth place. Last quarter, only 2% of phones sold in the world were Windows Phone devices.
Instead of icons, the Windows Phone 8 home screen is covered with a quilt of brightly colored squares and rectangles. Each tile can display live information, such as a photo album or your newest e-mail, which can save you a trip into the sometimes jumbled innards of the operating system.A swipe to the left brings up an alphabetical list of installed apps. Tap and hold on an app to place it, or "pin" it, on the start screen. Tap a tile and hold to change its size or placement.There are some odd design choices, such as allowing text to be cut off randomly to make the most of the smartphone screen. Overall, the design relies on flat, simple images and a lot of large text. By default, the text is mostly white on black, which is jarring but saves battery life. You can switch it to black on white and change the color of your tiles.It's possible to display personalized information on the lock screen, such as your most recent calendar event, e-mail, text message or missed phone call.
Apps and content
The current app selection on Windows Phone 8 is the smallest of the three platforms, but Microsoft is working hard to woo developers. The system shares its underlying framework with Windows 8, so that may make it easier for developers to make apps for both platforms.
Like Android phones, there is usually some preinstalled clutter -- apps from carriers and manufacturers -- on Windows Phones, but these can be deleted easily.Tunes are available in the Xbox music store, but you have to sync movies and TV shows over from a desktop application. Pandora radio comes preinstalled along with a free year of ad-free service. Nokia phones have the Nokia Music service installed.
Key features
The main screen is the winning ingredient for Windows Phone 8. It's simple, fun and easy to understand, and it does a great job of surfacing important information.Kids Corner is nice touch for parents. It creates a separate profile for kids, limiting them to approved apps and keeping them out of your personal accounts. Data Sense is a new feature Microsoft claims will help optimize the amount of data you use.As part of its latest marketing push, Microsoft has been talking up the "people" angle of the phone for consumers (for example, the Rooms feature is a nice way to communicate with custom groups of people, such as family members). However, the company might be better off promoting Windows Phone's business side. Working with Office documents and syncing them across devices is much easier, and there are built-in features for large companies that need to support phones for employees.
The new version of Windows Phone adds support for more advanced hardware than its predecessor, including phones with higher resolution screens, multicore processors and near field communication. So far, there are only a handful of Windows 8 phones available, from HTC, Samsung and Nokia. The most anticipated of the bunch is the Nokia 920, which features a powerful camera.Unfortunately, people who already own a device running Windows Phone 7 will not be able to upgrade to the new operating system. To upgrade the OS, they must purchase a new phone.


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Barron's Bounce: Turnaround at Layne Christensen
Barron's Jack Hough and Sam Mamudi discuss the bright prospects for the infrastructure and mining company, and why to stay away from Brazilian utility Sabesp. Plus, reasons to hope for an Apple rebound.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Towson hangs with Georgetown, comes up just short
Tigers fall to 4-5 on season
Georgetown held Towson scoreless over the final 4 1/2 minutes, and the No. 15 Hoyas won their second home clankfest in a row, recovering from a 17-point first half to beat Towson 46-40 Saturday.
Greg Whittington scored 11 points, and Mikael Hopkins and Otto Porter had 10 apiece for the Hoyas (7-1), who shot 17 percent in the first half and 29 percent for the game. Georgetown won with defense, forcing 22 turnovers and pulling away -- if it could be called that -- with a 4-0 game-ending run.
Georgetown transfer Jerrelle Benimon had 11 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Tigers (4-5), who are rebuilding with only three scholarship players from last season's 1-31 team.
When Georgetown set the school record for scoring futility in the shot clock era with a 37-36 over Tennessee on Nov. 30, coach John Thompson III said he hadn't been a part of a game like it since he was 8 years old. Now he can say he's seen two in eight days.
Unable to get quality shots, Georgetown started a staggering 2 for 24 from the field before Whittington's 3-pointer cut Towson's lead to 12-11 late in the first half. The Hoyas had more shots blocked (6) than made field goals (5) in the half, but they connected on a pair of backdoor plays in the final two minutes to take a 17-15 lead at the break.
The Hoyas also hurt themselves at the free throw line, making 16 of 24 attempts for the game.
Georgetown's only loss came in overtime against No. 1 Indiana, and Towson was the first of four home opponents in the soft part of the schedule that is supposed to give Thompson a chance to give his bench some work.
Instead, the supposedly easy games are turning into challenges. Benimon, who knows Thompson's system inside-out, played traffic cop on defense for a team that seemed to know what was coming from the Hoyas' Princeton Offense, especially in the first half. Towson's defense blanketed Georgetown's shooters, crowded the passing lanes and frequently cut off the backdoor option, forcing the Hoyas to settle for jumpers.
Towson wasn't shooting much better, but the Tigers had better looks at the basket and had several shots rim out. But they were also hampered by 10 first-half turnovers.
The Hoyas finally started taking the ball inside in the second half, drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line. Towson's freshman point guard, Jerome Hairston, kept pace by scoring eight straight points for the Tigers early in the half, including a pair of 3-pointers.
Hairston's 3-pointer with 4:35 remaining cut Georgetown's lead to 42-40, but those were Towson's last points. Turnovers and air balls haunted the Tigers the rest of the way.
Benimon is one three Towson transfers from Big East schools, including Bilal Dixon (Providence) and Mike Burwell (South Florida). The Tigers have also yet to play at home: Saturday's game was the ninth in a 10-game road stretch to start the season.
Dixon scored five points and seven rebounds before fouling out with 6:31 to play.


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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a case to be argued Monday, wades into a controversy over federal copyright law that could determine the legal rights of American consumers to sell thousands of used products on eBay and at garage sales and flea markets.
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The legal battle involves Supap Kirtsaeng, a student from Thailand who was surprised by the high cost of academic textbooks when he arrived in the U.S. to attend college. He asked his parents to search bookstores back home and send him much cheaper versions -- published overseas and sold at a fraction of the price -- of the same texts.
He was soon running what amounted to a small business out of his apartment, helping to pay his way through school by selling textbooks on eBay. The exact amount of his profit is unclear, but court records say it was around $100,000.
The textbooks his family shipped him each bore this warning: "Exportation from or importation of this book to another region without the publisher's authorization is illegal," but Kirtsaeng wasn't bothered. He concluded -- based on a search of articles on the Internet -- that he was in no legal jeopardy.
The first Monday in October is the traditional start of the Supreme Court's new term. Last term was a blockbuster, dominated by health care and immigration. But this one looks like it, too, and will be one of the most important in years. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
The publisher of some of the books he sold, John Wiley & Sons, didn't see it that way. It sued him in federal court, and a New York jury ordered him in 2009 to pay $600,000 in damages. When he said he had nowhere near that kind of money, he had to hand over personal property, including his computer, printer and golf clubs. A federal appeals court last year upheld the verdict.
Kirtsaeng was caught between two federal laws, and he's now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to see it his way.
One longstanding provision says when the holder of a copyright offers a work for sale, its legal interest in that specific copy evaporates as the item is sold. It's called the first-sale doctrine, and it means that if you buy the latest John Grisham novel, you can sell it on a website or give it away to the church library without violating copyright laws.
But another law prohibits importing works "acquired outside the United States ... without the authority of the owner of copyright." Applying that statue, the federal courts ruled against Kirtsaeng, reasoning that "the first-sale doctrine does not apply to copies manufactured outside of the United States."
A who's who of companies and groups involved in selling used merchandise is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the publisher's victory.
EBay warns that leaving the ruling intact would be a blow to "trade, consumers, secondary markets, e-commerce, small businesses, and jobs." Goodwill Industries says the ruling would have "a catastrophic effect on the viability of the secondary market and, consequently, on Goodwill's ability to provide needed community-based services."
"There are enough copyright owners out there -- and enough crazy copyright lawsuits," says a group of book store operators in a friend of court brief. "No one should be put to the choice of violating the law and hoping they don't get caught, and losing their business."
The effect of a victory for the publisher, according to some experts in copyright law, would extend far beyond the market for books and other published materials. It could also affect sales of thousands of used consumer electronic products made outside the U.S. that contain copyrighted software, perhaps even used cars.
Kirtsaeng's lawyer makes the same expansive claim in his Supreme Court brief. "Even cherished American traditions, such as flea markets, garage sales, and swapping dog-eared books are vulnerable to copyright challenge" under the appeals court ruling, argues Josh Rosenkranz of New York.
But could that really be the outcome?
"It doesn't mean you'd have industry enforcers attending yard sales. You'd just be converting a bunch of people into law breakers," says Prof. Rebecca Tushnet, an expert on copyright law at Georgetown Law Center in Washington.
Most likely, she says, music and book publishers would be visiting stores and Internet sites that sell used materials. "Anything more organized, like eBay sales or craigslist could be disrupted," she says. "And I do think it's a very serious threat. They are very clearly willing to do this."
Not so, argues Washington, D.C. lawyer Ted Olson, representing the publisher that sued Kirtsaeng. If such predictions were right, he says, "those consequences should already have occurred in response to 30 years of judicial decisions and commentary."
However the court decides the case, it will undoubtedly affect a category known as graymarket sales, in which middlemen legally buy products overseas, then make them available for sale by retailers in the U.S. who can offer the products for lower prices.
Swiss watch maker Omega and discount retailer Costco have been battling in court for years over this issue. Omega claimed Costco was improperly selling its watches acquired overseas through just such a graymarket mechanism.
Omega says its authorized US dealers charge prices "that are higher than the prices charged in other, less developed and less competitive markets." It argues that any erosion of copyright protection for overseas sales would limit a manufacturer's ability to tailor prices to global markets.
But discount retailer Costco is siding with Supap Kirtsaeng, saying it "often sells copyrighted products that, although genuine, were not purchased directly from the copyright owner."


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Computer & Internet Use Policy
The Finkelstein Memorial Library expands its ability to provide information resources to the public by providing wireless access to the Internet. Wireless access is provided for use by the Library's computers configured for wireless access, as well as for use by a library patron's personal computing equipment and is subject to the conditions outlined in the above Computer and Internet Use Policy.
WIFI users assume all risks and responsibilities to provide anti-virus protection and appropriate security settings on their laptops or PDAs. The Library's wireless connection is not secure. FML Staff assumes no responsibility for the safety of equipment or for laptop configurations, security, or data files resulting from the connection to the library's wireless network. If you need additional assistance, contact the manufacturers of your hardware or software.
Use of the Library's wireless network is entirely at the risk of the user. The Library disclaims all liability for loss of confidential information or damages resulting from that loss
All children up to and including age 13 must have a permission card signed by a parent/guardian and on file in the Children's Department.
Children ages 3-5 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian or older sibling (ages 10 and up).
Adult Services/Reference Area
Parents/guardians of 14-17 year olds must co-sign Internet Use Agreement.
Identification may be required for verification of age.
Children 13 and under may use the computers/Internet only with a parent or guardian.
Computer/Internet access for children 13 years and under is provided in the Children's Department.
Technology Center ·
Same policy as Adult Services
Staff Assistance
- Users must have basic computer skills, including the ability to use a mouse and be able to use Windows and an Internet Browser.
- Library staff will assist users in getting started on the Internet, and will provide assistance in locating print and/or on-line sources to help patrons learn about using the Internet.
- Orientation sessions will be scheduled, but staff cannot offer extensive instructions/explanations about the Internet or personal computer use.
- Staff can provide information about Internet training opportunities available in Rockland County.
Use of the Library's Internet connection is intended for private, non-commercial activities, and does not permit unauthorized sales and marketing of products or services.
Privileges may be suspended for violation of any of the following:
Using computer terminals or other devices (including personal devices) in the public rooms of the library to gain access to an Internet/web site and/or a computer database that displays materials of an inappropriate nature such as:
- pictures, signs, symbols, insignias that give indications of a hate group dedicated to illegal discrimination,
- sexually explicit materials, which exhibit private parts of the human anatomy (female breasts, male or female genitalia) in a lurid and prurient manner,
- displays pornography, child pornography, other graphic materials or language, which would violate the laws of the United States or the State of New York,
- displays bodily functions or bodily injury or physical harm to humans or animals in a vulgar and gross manner; which when displayed, violates generally accepted community standards of the Hamlet of Spring Valley, Town of Ramapo, and Rockland County communities as ordinarily applied to individuals who are employed by or patronize the Finkelstein Memorial Library, including members of the general public such as young adults and children who may be accompanying adults in the adult reading room, which display would be determined ordinarily under the above criteria to be objectionable. Repeated violation of "Prohibited Use" policies Accessing the Internet for purposes contrary to State or Federal law or to interfere with or disrupt other users, services or equipment. Such activities may result in the loss of Internet privileges and/or criminal prosecution.
Loss of Privileges Procedures:
Failure to comply with the rules governing Internet Use in the Finkelstein Memorial Library shall result in the following:
- The Library patron(s) shall be asked to discontinue their use of the computer terminal with all deliberate speed.
- If the Library patron(s) fail or refuse to discontinue use of any computer device in violation of the foregoing standards and in disregard of the request to discontinue such use, the Library patron(s) shall be provided with a written notice of the violation and shall be asked to leave the library for the remainder of the Library's business day;
- If the Library patron(s) fails or refuses to discontinue the use of any computer terminal on two (2) or more separate days and as a result at least two (2) written notices to discontinue for violation of this policy has been issued (including the first offense), the individual's privileges to use the computer device shall be suspended for a period of six (6) months. If after any six (6) month suspension, a Library patron violates this policy on one or more additional occasions, the privileges of the Library patron(s) shall be suspended for additional periods of one (1) year each for any subsequent violations;
- If the privileges of any Library patron(s) to use any computer device is suspended by any member of the Library staff under this policy, the patron(s) who is suspended shall have the right to appeal such suspension to the Board of Trustees of the Library and the Library Board will hear and consier such appeal or designate a hearing officer to hear such appeal and to report and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the Library for determination. The rules of evidence shall not apply with regard to any such hearing and any individual who presents an appeal shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes to present his or her arguments in support of the case and as part of the appeal process, may present written documenta-tion in support of their appeal;
- In the event the Library patron(s) refuses to leave the library and continues to use a computer device in violation of the foregoing policy and in violation of any requests to discontinue and leave the premises, the Police Department of Spring Valley shall be contacted and an appropriate charge of trespass shall be filed against the Library patron(s) in accordance with the Penal Law of the State of New York.


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Molly Jane S. and Sarah A. Osborne, Trustees, to James E. and Joan C. Newton, 11 Ednam Village, $460,000.
Southland Homes Inc. to Ben and Karen Thomas, 2319 Treviso Lane, Fontana, $347,600.
Alfred P. and Louise O. Fernbach, Trustee, to Christopher G. and Katherine M. Walmsley, 11 Orchard Road, Liberty Hill, $375,000.
James L. and Joanne B. Faillace to Michael H. and Kirsten S. Rogers, 107 Terrybrook Drive, Terrybrook, $225,500.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to William D. Tucker III and William D. Tucker IV, 2.007 acres on State Route 615, 7152 Johnston Lane, $84,520.
Forest Lakes Associates to R. D. Wade Builder Inc., parcel in Springridge at Forest Lakes, $95,000.
Glenmore Associates Ltd. to R. D. Wade Builder Inc., lot in Glenmore, $173,000.
Mason S. and Jennifer R. Brugh to Shawn B. Gewirtz and Jenny R. Weinberg, 1624 Shady Grove Court, Mill Creek, $199,900.
Quintain LLC to I&J Home Builder LLC, 10.20 acres at 21708 James Madison Highway, Troy, $45,000.
Colleen B. and Richard W. Wickert, Trustees, to Ann Canavan, 0.55 acres at 738 Clifton Trail, Greenwood, $266,500.
Reas Ford LLC to Fenwick LLC, 2.181 acres at Sunrise Farm, $250,000.
Reas Ford LLC to Gaffney Homes LLC, lot in Sunrise Farm, $200,000.
Howard Keith and Laura Harris to Donald P. and Dorothy S. Chan, 0.604 acres on Route 601, 2609 Free Union Road, $160,000.
Helen Gordon to Weather Hill Homes Ltd., two lots in Jack Jouett District, $425,000.
Alice C. Fray Quarterman to Shirley Bedford, 2.0 acres at 3046 Watts Passage, gift.
Katherine F. and Harry F. Yoder Jr. to Anthony J. Bruno Jr., 1.987 acres at 3479 Preddy Creek Road, $269,000.
Paul M. Perry to Matthew W. and Heather A. Rogers, 2.090 acres at 2706 Castle Rock Road, Afton, $25,000.
William W. and Allison Waterman to Melvin C. and Dorothy M. Freeman, unit in University Village condominiums, 500 Crestwood Drive, $280,000.
Henry C. Coles to Kory Kirkland, 345 Westfield Road, Wynridge subdivision, $152,000.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to Kenneth G. and Jean P. Woodward, 3319 Turnberry Circle, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $244,950.
Arthur H. and Joann F. Freeman to Belle Vista LLC, 76.513 acres on Critzer's Shop Road, $588,193.68.
George T. and Margaret Bacalakis to Jan R. Carroll, 665 Old Ballard Road, Flordon, $350,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Christopher C. and Melissa Moore, 608 Sunflower Lane, Crozet, $229,950.
Gillispie Enterprises LLC to William G. and Patricia L. Vance, 1607 Stoney Creek Drive, Mill Creek, $199,500.
Karen S. Schaefer to Dennis E. Kocik and Karen S. Schaefer, 1484 Monterey Drive, Four Seasons, gift.
Belvedere Station Land Trust to Robert Hauser Homes Inc., lot in Rivercrest of Dunlora, $136,500.
VanDerLinde Housing Inc. to Douglas S. and Leah W. Paige, 4978 Lake Tree Lane, Western Ridge, $339,950.
Haley Chisholm & Morris Inc. to Jon N. Coffee and Judith C. Pelham, lot in Indian Springs subdivision, $417,500.
Church Hill Development Co. to Charles A. Archer Jr., lot on east side of State Route 747, 3483 Pretty Creek Road, $214,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Joseph N. and Amy C. Lineberry, 3293 Turnberry Circle, Springridge at Forest Lakes, $352,950.
Lula B. Eubanks to Philip E. Brown Sr., 2.48 acres on Free State Road, $500.
Charles W. Hurt, Trustee, to Alan R. and Theresa A. Zick, parcel in Ashleigh subdivision, $250,000.
University of Virginia Real Estate Foundation to Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Transportation, 55,716 sq. ft. $121,138.
English Construction Company Inc. to Robert P. Hughes and Laura E. Michael, 726 Merion Green, RiverRun, $145,000.
Two Hundred Fifty West Holdings LLC to Fairfield Classic Homes Inc., lot in Foxchase subdivision, $180,000.
Villa Deste LLC to Michael L. Gough, parcel on Dry Bridge Road, VillaDeste, $190,000.
Villa Deste LLC to Paul and Kim N. Yeaton, lot on Dry Bridge Road, VillaDeste, $255,000.
Sally A. Londeree to Geneva G. Page, 8.75 acres, gift.
Beverly A. Hankins to John S. Darrell, unit in Madison Park condominiums, 503 Faulconer Drive, $100,000.
Glenmore Associates Ltd. to Rinehart Construction Ltd., lot in Glenmore, $171,000.
Village Square LC to Arthur E. and Darlene A. Walters, 1053 Towne Lane, Village Square, $175,000.
Village Square of Scottsville LLC to Highland Farm LLC, three parcels in town of Scottsville, $170,000.
Edwin J. Slavic to Matthew R. Conway, 4.8806 acres at 2041 Martin Kings Road, Scottsville, $190,000.
Southland Homes Inc. to Barry V. and Cecilia H. Baber, 2313 Treviso Lane, Fontana, $305,900.
Susan L. Boin to Alice H. Shisler, 980 Sutton Court, Stonehenge, $138,500.
Harrell L. Patterson to Redlands LLC, 4719 Bluejay Way, Briarwood, $177,600.
Gwendolyn S. Loehr to Ronald K. and Lisa Brown, 6.812 acres at 4757 Clover Ridge Court, $75,000.
Gary J. and Denise A. K. Goerss to Steven C. and Cathy A. Braden, lot on Old Lynchburg Road, Falling Meadows, $58,000.
Samuel I. White, Trustee, to Lane Bonner, lot in Wynridge, $141,000.
Redlands LLC to Harrell L. and Gina G. Patterson, 2324 Treviso Lane, Fontana, $345,000.
Scott H. and Angela S. Thorp to Joan D. Ward, 3211 Sandown Park Road, Glenmore, $749,900.
Castle Hill Properties II LLC to Hobe Sound Management II LLC, 513.694 acres in four parcels at Red Horse Farm, 5362 Stony Point Road, $5,100,000.
Catherine M. Dillman to Jennifer Lynn Jessup, 1590 Poe's Lane, Hollymead, $172,500.
Haley Chisholm & Morris Inc. to Wendell W. Gibson Inc., 4.0586 acres in Indian Springs, $150,000.
Craig Enterprises Inc. to Uyen T. Phuong Nguyen, 442 Heritage Court, Redfields, $224,457.75.
Rinehart Construction Ltd. to Michael H. and Paula J. Trustdorf, 1707 Paddington Circle, Glenmore, $805,000.
Glenmore Associates Ltd. to Robert D. or Doris A. Bovenschulte, parcel in Glenmore, $240,000.
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Castle Hill Properties II LLC to Hobe Sound Management II LLC, 513.694 acres in four parcels at Red Horse Farm, 5362 Stony Point Road, $5,100,000.


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Association of Image Consultants International
AICI is the leading and largest professional association of personal and corporate image consultants worldwide. A non-profit organization, AICI is dedicated to advancing the level of professionalism and enhancing the recognition of image consultants.
Our members counsel both individual and corporate clients on appearance, behavior, communication skills, etiquette and international protocol. As experts in image consulting, our members guide clients to achieve their specific goals with authenticity, credibility and confidence. Supporting the development of the Image Consulting Profession, AICI brings together individuals and companies who seek image consulting services with the appropriate expert.


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Class-leading safety, connectivity and driver assistance technology. Unmatched driveability. Effortlessly elegant design. The all-new Audi Q5 builds on its remarkable reputation by delivering an even greater combination of luxury, sportiness and practicality. With a choice of powerful engines and the capability of quattro all-wheel drive, the Q5 has redefined its category. Again.
Choose from a range of highly efficient turbocharged petrol or diesel engines, including the new 2.0 TFSI quattro with 185 kW of power and 370 Nm of torque. With Audi drive select standard across the Q5 range, you can tailor the performance characteristics at the touch of a button to suit your driving preference.


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New Zealand Post's communications manager says he feels betrayed after a Queenstown postal delivery woman was arrested and charged with theft after allegedly accumulating thousands of envelopes, magazines and mail packages over two years.
A 32-year-old Queenstown woman, contracted by NZ Post, was arrested on Friday by Queenstown police after they were notified by the company of concerns over undelivered mail to the Fernhill area.
Police began an investigation on Friday and made the arrest after they recovered a substantial amount of mail, including parcels and letters.
NZ Post media communications manager Michael Tull said the alleged crime was "a deeply serious failure" by the individual and the company was "completely disappointed".
"There is no excuse for it and we apologise to those who have been affected.
"There is a sense of betrayal. This is someone you place trust in and the public place trust in."
Hundreds of complaints from residents in the area about missing mail have been made to NZ Post during the past two years.
Detective Grant Miller, of Queenstown, said "thousands" of mailed envelopes and packages were retrieved from the woman's address, which she shared with flatmates.
This included 30 trays that contained 100 envelopes each.
The woman, who lives in a large house at Frankton, had stacked mail inside and outside the property, he said.
"The mail had clearly not made it to Fernhill at all. As a result of information we were given we found the mail spread throughout the property," Det Miller said.
The woman will appear in the Queenstown District Court on Monday charged with theft by a person in a special relationship, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment.
Further charges specific to the Postal Act were likely, police said.
Mr Tull said NZ Post employed 2000 post men and women nationwide who delivered, on average, 1000 items a day each and 750 million envelopes and packages a year.
The woman had lost her job, and would be prohibited from entering any New Zealand Post store, Mr Tull said.
He accepted there would be concerns about the fact complaints of missing mail had been received for two years.
"Certainly, from our end, we will be looking into ... if there is something we can learn from this. There may have been an opportunity where we could have identified this earlier."
Police would assist NZ Post to deliver the mail as soon as possible.
Police asked anybody in the Fernhill area who believed they were missing mail to contact NZ Post on 0800 501 501.


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